MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has hit back the newly formed National Salvation Forum (NSF), saying the formation of the council was unfortunate and a move intended to deteriorate the situation of […]
Somali gov’t hits back NSF
National Salvation Forum sends an open letter to the international community on the country’s political situation
Mogadishu (SD)- Somalia’s ne National Salvation Forum has written to the country’s political partners urging them to intervene immediately in the ongoing electoral crisis in Somalia. The forum said Somalia was facing […]
WATCH: Author Muna Sheikh Mohamud talk about her children’s book Abshir’s Big Adventure
Edmonton (SD) – Muna Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali Canadian mother of three children and the write of the book Abshir’s Big Adventure, she talked to us about her publishing and writing […]
Farmajo deploys 2nd batch of troops in Dolow as tension over region’s control builds up
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Government has today deployed second batch of its elite forces in the Gedo region hours after Jubbaland warned further instability in southern Somalia. Two planes carrying the […]
Madobe’s administration lambasts deployment new federal forces in Gedo
MOGADISHU (SD) – Jubbaland state has warned that President Mohamed Farmaajo will be responsible for any conflict or instability in the Gedo region as a result of the deployment of the federal […]
President Bihi “110,000 families in need of emergency assistance”
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says nomads in Somaliland are facing severe drought, sounding the alarm. The president said more than a hundred thousand pastoralist families are in urgent […]
Farmajo calls for yet another electoral meeting with Regional leaders
Mogadishu (SD) –Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has yet again reconvened a meeting of Federal Government and Regional Administration leaders on March 22nd, according to a released statement from the presidency. “The […]
US: Somalia Should Hold Elections Immediately
Washington (SD) – US State Department in a statement said that the United States Government is concerned about the electoral crisis in Somalia. The statement from the US Secretary of State J. […]
Kenya claims “influential third party with commercial interests for fueling the maritime case”.
Nairobi (SD) – Kenya gave details as to why it has decided not to participate in the maritime case against Somalia, citing unfair allegations against it by the International Court of Justice. […]
Somali forces capture Al Shabaab fighters and burn down bases
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Federal Government forces have announced that they have captured members of Al-Shabaab after a well-planned operation. The areas where the forces carried out the operations include Aliyow […]
Officials from Eastern Burao Arrested in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Sources in Hargeisa confirmed the arrest of fourth Somaliland military officer from the eastern Burao community at the officers’ headquarters in Hargeisa. Colonel Fanah Abdi Abdulle arrested in Sanaag […]
Somalia rests its case at The Hague in maritime dispute with Kenya
Hague (SD) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has was today concluded this afternoon at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The hearing, which began on March […]
Opposition, Jubbaland and Puntland form alliance to face Farmajo
MOGADISHU (SD) – The opposition and the leaders of Jubbaland and Puntland state have teamed up to form a new alliance to fight Farmajo ahead of talks between the federal government and […]
FGS-FMS technical team talks over poll resume in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – The talks between a technical committee drawn from federal government and its member states have today resumed in Mogadishu ahead of FGS-FMS leaders’ summit. According to sources privy to […]
Journalist faces three years in prison for reporting on Puntland protest
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali Journalist in Puntland state was sentenced to three years in jail by Puntland’s Supreme Court of Armed Forces barely two weeks after a lower military court slapped him […]
Somaliland: Parties submitted lists of candidates for the upcoming elections
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland three national parties have officially handed in the lists of candidates for the parliament and local council elections to the National Electoral Commission. Kulmiye party spokesman Abdinasir Muhumed […]
ICJ says tomorrow will be conclusion of Somalia maritime case
Hague (SD) – The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will hear the conclusion of case of Somalia and Kenya tomorrow afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled […]
Kenya vows to lodge protest at Security Council against its maritime dispute case with Somalia
THE HAGUE (SD) – Kenya vowed to turn to UN security council to compel International Court of Justice to address its concerns over maritime dispute case with Somalia. The local media reported […]
EU to fund road construction in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia and the European Union have signed an agreement on the construction of roads that are important to the people of Somalia. The agreement will […]
Galmudug President holds meetings with Yamamoto, Swan and presidential candidates
Mogadishu (SD) – Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye hosted a dinner meeting at his residence in Mogadishu tonight for the union of Somalia’s presidential candidates. Galmudug President Ahmed Qoor-Qoor arrived in Mogadishu […]
